On 20 January 2017, Zhi Sheng Group Holdings Limited (hereinafter referred to as “Zhi Sheng Group Holdings”, stock code: 8370.hk) had its H shares successfully listed on theHong Kong Stock Exchange Growth Enterprise Market.Zhi Sheng Group Holdings, founded in 1996, is a high-end office furniture manufacturer. Its production facilities, located in Wenjiang District, Chengdu, comprise seven buildings with total GFA of approximately 33,218.98 square meter. Its main clients include Chinese government agencies, financial institutions (state-owned and private) and other state-owned and private enterprises.Guantao Hong Kong Office acted as HK legal advisor for Zhi Sheng Group Holdings and provided HK legal services throughout the whole transaction. Leaders of this project are Mr. Lee, partner of ...

An employee of a Guangzhou state-owned bank was charged with contract fraud involving over 27 million RMB. Tian Sihao, partner of Guangzhou Office, was the defense attorney and pleaded innocence on his client’s behalf. With rich experiences in criminal defense, Tian Sihao conducted a masterpiece of not guilty defense. The verdict of first trial pronounced the defendant’s innocence after fully adopting his defense opinion. After first trial, counterappeal from the procuratorate, withdrawal of counterappeal, the not guilty verdict took effect and the defendant was acquitted.

On 6 January 2017, Jingwang Electronics (stock code:603228) was listed on SSE. Huang Yaping, Luo Zengjin and Wang Jing provided legal services for its setup and IPO.Jingwang Electronics is a hi-tech enterprise specializing in R&E, production and sales of printed circuit board. With three differentiated production bases, big data information platform, advanced production system, cutting-edge technology and talent pool, it is one the few domestic manufacturers of Rigid PCB, Flexible PCB and Metal Core PCB which can independently produce PCB and special board of different batches.

On 21 September 2016, the list of China legal awards 2016 by the international well-known legal magazine China Law & Practice was announced in Beijing. With the excellent market performance and outstanding client service, Guantao has won the following three awards:Energy & Natural Resources Deal of the Year - Hai Duong BOT power plantHai Duong BOT Project involves China, Malaysia and Vietnam. It’s the largest single investment project by Chinese enterprises in Vietnam so far. Lawyer Jiang Wei, partner of Beijing Office, lawyer Zhou Hang and lawyer George Lee, partner of Hong Kong Office, provided full legal services for the project.Finance Deal of the Year - Bank of Dalian $2.3B restructuring financingLeading lawyer Liu Yandi, partner of Dalian Office, was responsible for the 2.3 b...

Recently, ALB released the nominations of the Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2016. With the excellent professional abilities and outstanding legal services, Guantao Law Firm was nominated as the PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year. In the meanwhile lawyer Cui Liguo was nominated as the Managing Partner of the Year.Guantao Hong Kong Office was founded in 2008. After three years' association with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow, on 1 February 2016, Guantao was officially localized in Hong Kong. Mr. Chow, Vice-Chairman of Hong Kong Jockey Club, acts as the Global Chairman of Guantao. Ms. Yan is the managing partner of Guantao & Chow. After merging, Guantao & Chow have three partners and four consultants. Guantao & Chow was nominated as "PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the ...

Recently, international famous legal magazine China Law & Practice released the nominations of Chinese legal awards 2016. With the excellent market performance and outstanding client service, Guantao was nominated in the following issues:• Projects & Infrastructure Firm of the Year - China• Energy & Natural Resources Deal of the Year - Hai Duong BOT power plant• Finance Deal of the Year - Bank of Dalian $2.3B restructuring financing• Real Estate & Construction Deal of the Year – Shanghai Disney ResortChina Law & Practice has an extreme high authority and worldwide influence. According to the influence of law firms and lawyers in the industry, evaluation of the clients and contributions to the development of the China’s law industry, its research team finally confirmed t...

On February 22 and 24, XMU-Guantao International Law Forum kicks off. It was organized by Xiamen Office and Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University.On the noon of February 22, first luncheon meeting was held in Youran Cafeteria.Zhang Binxin, assistant professor of XMU, introduced her research in Judge Parr’s objection in Tokyo Trial. Over ten professors and lecturers specializing in international law took part in the luncheon meeting and had a heated yet friendly discussion.On the afternoon of February 24, the first seminar of XMU-Guantao International Law Forum. Professor Xu Chongli, deputy chairman of Chinese Society of International Economic Law lectured on constructivism analysis of international law.In this seminar, a young lecturer first introduced his or her the...

On 14 February 2017, Xiamen Office signed strategic cooperation agreement with Institute of International Economic Law of Xiamen University. Eminent professors, including Song Fangqing, dean of law school of XMU, and Guantao lawyers, including Li Yansheng, executive partner of Xiamen Office, attended the signing ceremony.Both parties recognized the opportunities and challenges for economic law scholars and lawyers posed by China’s rise. They fully appreciated the benefit of long-term close cooperation for each other’s development, especially in the background of The Belt and Road Initiative and Go Global strategy. For this purpose, they decided to start strategic cooperation and set up XMU-Guantao International Law Forum.XMU-Guantao International Law Forum focuses on, among other things, i...

On 13 January 2017, over 200 lawyers and honored guests from all over the country gathered in Westin Hotel to join the 2017 annual celebration, with “New Office, New Page, New Leap, Elite Show” as the theme.The celebration party was orchestrated by executive committee and administrative staff of Beijing Office. After walking the red carpet in gorgeous dress, the attendees listened chorus, watched stage play, cheongsam show and modern dance, which all shows the vivacity, creativeness and charm of Guantao employees, and enjoyed three rounds of game.After that, Cui Liguo, Sheng Leiming, Han Dejing and Wang Yang gave their new year addresses and greetings. Senior staff was also awarded for their long years of dedicated service. The lottery drawing was certainly the most thrilling part. Everyon...

Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&AOn the morning of 8 August 2016, Guantao invited Professor Zhu Ciyun, director of the Civil Law Research Center at Tsinghua University, to give a lecture "Challenge to the Existing Law from the Frequent Hostile M&A". Professor Zhu classified and analyzed with 27 typical cases of hostile takeover and anti-takeover by listed companies applying Chinese laws, then discussed these issues with the example of Kingkey Group vs. Kanter, at last made a self-criticism from the perspective of Corporation Law, Securities Law and others in the context of the Chinese laws.Brief Introduction of India's Investment EnvironmentOn the afternoon of 12 August 2016, Guantao invited Mr. Dipen Rughani, chief chairman of India Commerce Com...

On 2 August 2016, the merger ceremony of Guantao Law Firm and Shenda Partners was held at Hongkou District People’s Government of Shanghai. Government officials from Hongkou District People's Government, Shanghai Bureau of Justice and Shanghai Bar Association, along with other celebrities, attended this ceremony.With over 400 lawyers, more than 100 partners and 14 offices in main cities at home and abroad including Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Chengdu, HK and Sidney, Guantao Law Firm is a prestigious law firm renowned for its performance in capital markets, corporate and M&A, insolvency & restructuring, real estate, energy & resources, banking and finance as well as international trade. It has excellent performance in the rankings of ALB, China Business Law Journal, ...

Sponsored by Guantao Law Firm in 2016, Guantao lawyers actively participated in donating for charities to Guantao Ganlin Class. 50 students of Dali Weishan No.1 Middle School joined Guantao family. The students' thirst for knowledge, enthusiasm for learning and wish for changing destiny deeply impressed us.When the new year begins, Guantao proposed an initiative again. In order to prepare a significant gift for Guantao Ganlin students, Guantao lawyers decided to donate a book corner, so that the children could know a wider world.Liu, teacher of Weishan No.1 Middle School, expressed appreciation for Guantao when receiving the books. Liu said: “Students like the books. They need spiritual wealth. These books are the best new year gifts for them. Reading will benefit the children in the whole...

To celebrate the Party's birthday, Party Branch of the Guantao Xi'an Office set up a series of bono activities. On 25 June, lawyer Li Wenhui, secretary of the Party Branch of Guantao Xi'an Office, senior partner Sun Dongfeng, young lawyers and staffs of administrative departments arrived at Shaanxi Aiding Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents and presented the children with food such as rice, flour, edible oil, milk, oatmeal, beans etc. and cash.This center, founded in 1996, works as a non-profit charity organization for the minor children of incarcerated parents. It has helped more than 600 minor children of prisoners get through their most difficult days, find jobs and earn their own livings. Guantao Xi'an Office will carry out "Legal Classroom" at the center's request. I...

One of its core practice areas, it has advised issuers and underwriters for the listings of companies in almost all industries, such as power and steel industries, finance and financial services, construction and building materials, commercial real estate, chemical and mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, bio-engineering, non-ferrous metals, transportation, energy, environmental protection, food, tourism, and high-tech industries. Guantao also has extensive experience regarding overseas securities regulations, issuance and trading.• issuance and listing of Class A, B and H shares• direct or indirect overseas listing of domestic enterprises• corporate restructuring in preparation for public offerings• rights offering and offering of additional shares• share repurchase / buyback, spin-of...

Guantao has provided extensive legal services in the area of commercial real estate, including advising on landmark deals such as the construction of major national infrastructure facilities, municipal renovation, Beijing Financial District and the 2008 Olympics Games facilities. Guantao's services in this area include but are not limited to: • municipal renovation• urban transportation projects• grant and transfer of land use right• large-scale civil engineering projects• formation of project companies• commercial real estate financing• guarantees and mortgages• development, sale and leasing of commercial properties• real estate due diligence• other commercial real estate transactions "With broad range of skills, the team attracts numerous mandates from domestic developers...

Guantao attorneys have extensive experience in litigation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Guantao has successfully represented many leading corporations of different industries and government departments in both domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, and have gained a nationwide reputation. Guantao represents clients both domestically and internationally in litigation and arbitration matters, in areas including but not limited to: • investment disputes• equity disputes• criminal prosecution• commercial and financial fraud• all types of IP and software infringement• general torts• international trade• real estate transactions• economic crime• anti-commercial bribery "Based in Beijing, the partners at Guantao are greatly resp...

Guantao is a pioneer law firm in the PRC engaged in corporate liquidation or insolvency liquidation, advising over 30 companies including non-bank financial institutions in dissolution liquidation, insolvency liquidation and insolvency reorganization. With experienced lawyers, Guantao's team has undertaken a wide variety of legal tasks such as group leader of the liquidation group, leader of insolvency administrators, and counsel for taking-over group, trustee group, and insolvency administrators. Therefore, Guantao has accumulated a wealth of valuable knowledge and practical experience in this area.Guantao's experience in this area includes the followings without limitation:• acting as member of liquidation group of corporations• acting as insolvency liquidation administrator• establishin...

Guantao's legal services in the field of infrastructure and projects including but not limited to: • representing and advising clients in the approval stage of infrastructure investment projects such as power, oil, gas, new energy, and environment protection in respect of the project examination and approval, verification and approval, filing or other mandatory or referenced prepositional procedures• advising on the land use rights, sea areas use rights, construction planning, building property rights and other relevant legal matters involved in infrastructure and construction projects• providing legal services for various PPP projects (including BOT, BOOT, BOO, etc.)• providing legal services for various contracts of construction project (including EPC, EPCM, PMC, etc.)• advising on...

Intellectual property has been a long-time core practice and research area for Guantao, and it has successfully represented clients on a number of cases in matters including patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, proprietary technology, integrated circuit, computer software, database protection, new plant type, the design and implementation of protection programs for the copy right / trade mark / franchise right, etc.Also, Guantao has extensive experience in the field of telecommunication and media, and provides legal services for companies' M&A, general telecommunication services, value-added telecommunication services, internet services, etc.Guantao's services include but are not limited to:• information search• application and registration of IP rights (including computer softw...

Guantao is one of the very few Chinese law firms with substantial experiences in representing both domestic and foreign clients in merger clearance, antitrust litigation, government investigations, compliance program and counseling projects.Our antitrust lawyers have extensive and in-depth cooperation with international law firms and economic experts in order to provide our clients with high quality legal support to meet their needs in various antitrust matters.Meanwhile, the consistent communications between Guantao lawyers and the Chinese antitrust authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (“SAIC”), have also enabled Guantao lawyers to serve the clients with th...

Guantao has rich knowledge and experience in international commerce, with outstanding legal team. Guantao has provided legal services on remedy in international commerce for many large-scale enterprises, corporations and government agencies. Guantao has rich experience in anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy, safeguard measure, trade remedy, WTO rules on goods, service, investment and IP, as well as WTO dispute settlement procedure, custom’s classification, valuation and appellations of origin. Based on these, with a thorough understanding of Chinese substantive and procedural law, we are able to provide comprehensive high-quality legal service on for anti-dumping investigation, anti-subsidy investigation and safeguard measure of our clients. Meanwhile, Guantao has served as legal coun...

Located in the heart of Beijing's financial district, our head office was established in 1994 and has become a leading law firm in China. With more than 40 partners and 120 lawyers, Beijing Office serves as the gateway to our extensive PRC network of unparalleled expertise and long-standing client relationship. The head office has the experience spanning a broad range of sectors, including banking, securities, insurance, large-scale infrastructure projects, real estate, manufacturing, transportation, energy and natural resources, environmental protection, research and development, chemical, pharmaceutical and service industry. We provide a full range of legal services including:

• International trade and foreign direct investments;

• Mergers, acquisitions and dispositions;

• Venture capital and private equity transactions;

• Capital markets and corporate finance (public and private);

• Joint ventures and cooperation agreements;

• Debt restructurings and insolvencies;

• Corporate reorganizations and commercial contracts;

• Administrative compliance and corporate governance;

• Intellectual property and new- and high-tech;

• Bidding and tendering;

• Commercial litigation and arbitration.

With legal expertise in virtually every area of law, Guantao has the scope and flexibility to meet the demands of today's most sophisticated clients. Our domestic and international clients rely on Guantao to provide strategic, innovative advice on the most complex corporate transactions, significant banking and securities developments, intricate financing issues and high profile litigation matters. Equipped with solid legal theory and skills, our superior team of lawyers and legal experts are diligent and trustworthy, with proven track record of excellent performance. This ensures our clients receive the most reliable and comprehensive legal advice in the rapid changing economy in China and around the world.

Chengdu, the capital city of Sichuan Province, is at the forefront and key region in China's western region development strategy. As the hub for finance, commerce, transportation as well as science and technology, Chengdu has become the hotspot for international investment. Located in the central business district of Chengdu, Chengdu Office was established in 2001 with 3 partners and over 30 associates and paralegals.

International investment is a core practice area for our Sichuan office, attributing to rapid economic growth in the western region of China. The Sichuan office's other core practice areas include acquisition of domestic equity / assets by overseas enterprises, setting up joint ventures or wholly-owned foreign enterprises or branch operation in China on behalf of foreign entities; Additionally, Sichuan Office has accumulated extensive experience in fields including real estate, securities, corporate asset restructuring, and administrative laws.

Guantao Dalian Office was established in April 2002 with 3 partners and 15 associates and paralegals.

It is pleased to make Guantao's broad legal expertise available to northeast China from Dalian, a dynamic and vibrant port and high-tech city serving as a gateway to Korea and Japan. Dalian Office offers the extensive resources of a large firm with legal services ranging from securities, banking, reorganization and listing, real estate, to commercial litigation and arbitration.

Increasingly, Dalian Office is working with clients in new sectors of Dalian's rich and diverse economy. As with all Guantao offices we work as a cohesive PRC legal team to deliver integrated service of the highest caliber in areas of compliance, M&A and restructuring, equity incentives, issuance of stocks and bonds, litigation and arbitration to our domestic and overseas clients.

Guantao Guangzhou Office was established in December 2012. It is staffed by an excellent team of 3 partners and over 50 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders in their fields of expertise.

Guangzhou is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 km (75 mi) north-northwest of Hong Kong and north-northeast of Macau, Guangzhou is the third largest Chinese city and southern China's largest city. Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port. One of the five National Central Cities, it holds sub-provincial administrative status.

We can offer efficient and high-quality legal services especially in areas of banking & finance, capital markets, corporate / M&A, private equity and funds, state-owned enterprise reform and property right transfer, non-performing asset, foreign direct investment, intellectual property, real estate & construction and litigation & arbitration. With a wealth of knowledge and experience, our Guangzhou team has achieved high level of success and built a good reputation.

Our Hong Kong Office was established in December 2008. It is located in Central, Hong Kong. Approved by the Law Society of Hong Kong, our Hong Kong Office was localized as a Hong Kong solicitors firm with effect from 1 February 2016 under the name of Guantao & Chow. On the same day we were also merged with Peter C. Wong, Chow & Chow, which we have been in association with since September 2012. As a firm of solicitors, we will be able to advise on both the laws of Hong Kong and the laws of the People's Republic of China and serve the needs of our clients in a more effective and efficient manner.

We have an alliance with Ashurst Hong Kong, which is affiliated with Ashurst LLP, a leading international law firm with 25 offices in 15 countries. By working closely with Ashurst, we will serve our clients on a global basis.

Guantao Ji'nan Office was established in March 2007 with one partner and a strong team of 20 associates and paralegals, who have the depth, experience and resources to provide timely strategic legal services for all types of business transactions and disputes in Shandong Province, an economic powerhouse on China's east coast.

Ji'nan Office provides a full range of legal services, including acquisition and disposition of corporate assets, corporate restructuring and liquidation, venture capital investment, large-scale land development, municipal planning and construction, as well as corporate general legal counsel and other non-litigation legal services. We are also known for our highly specialized expertise in taking on high profile litigation cases.

Guantao Shanghai Office, honored as "China Law Firm of the Year", was established in March 2001. After merging with Shanghai Zhongmao Law Firm and Shenda Partners in 2016, now it is staffed by an excellent team of 32 partners and consultants along with over 130 associates and paralegals, who are recognized leaders respectively.

Regarded as one of the fastest growing cities in the world, Shenzhen is home to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange as well as the headquarters of numerous high-tech companies. Situated immediately north of Hong Kong. Shenzhen has become the most dynamic and vibrant city in China as a new center for finance, information, shipping, and international investment. Our Shenzhen Office was established in November 2003 based on Shenzhen's unique geo-economic position with Huang Yaping and Wang Xuexia as its partners.

Guantao Suzhou Office is located in Harmony City in the CBD of Suzhou next to Jinji Lake. Its main service teams include 3 partners with almost 40 professionals. Core members of the teams have more than ten years of practice experience in Suzhou. Core business areas of Suzhou Office include real estate & construction, annual legal counsel services and capital markets with more than 150 enterprise clients.

Suzhou Office has set up different departments divided by fields of expertise, and client's affairs are divided between these departments and dealt with separately. With regards to important and complicated legal affairs that involve multi-departments, relevant departments and other Guantao offices will work together in order to ensure service efficiency and quality.

Guantao Law Firm's Annual Legal Counsel Service Center is also based in Suzhou Office as the back-end processing center for Guantao's annual legal counsel services across the country to centralize and take care of matters for clients with annual contracts such as contract reviewing and replying emails.

Sydney Office will develop the Australian investment market based on offering service for Chinese clients, keep the alliance partnership with world's top law firm Ashurst and provide the most humanized and commercialized investment solutions for clients.

The focus of Sydney Office legal services includes, in particular, the following issues:

• To assist M&A of Chinese enterprises in Australia

• To assist financing of Chinese enterprises on ASX

• To support funds and investment projects of Chinese funds, PE, VC in Australia

• To support Australian investment in China

The expertise of Sydney Office extends to the following practice areas:

Lying in the center of circum-Bohai region, Tianjin has been recognized as one of the largest industrial centers in Northern China. Now with the construction and opening-up of its Binhai New Area, Tianjin is embracing a new significant historical opportunity of development.

Our Tianjin office, located in Central Plaza, the landmark building of the city, is staffed by experience lawyers competent to provide efficient and quality legal services to clients in different industries, with emphasis on foreign investment, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, real estate, and intellectual property.

Xiamen locates across the strait from Taiwan, the dynamic markets of Xiamen and Fujian Province together with Xiamen's strategic geo-economic location, as the Special Economic Zone, national comprehensive matched reform experiment zone, Fujian Pilot Free Trade Zone, Xiamen currently become the Model Area of Cross strait cooperation in new industries and modern service industry, shipping center of South-eastern China, Finance Service Center of Cross Strait, Trade Center of Cross Strait. Guantao Xiamen Office focuses on to provide with the excellent, comprehensive and effective legal service and legal resolution for clients.

Guantao Xiamen Office offers a variety of legal services in the fieldsof cooperate, banking, IPO, M&A, PE and Finance, real estate projects, bankruptcy, shipping and maritime, international trade, sports and projects, litigation and arbitration. We are also dedicated to providing legal services of high quality in the fields of criminal and IP rights.

Our Xi'an Office was established in July 2001 with four partners namely Jia Jianwei, Tian Xiangqun, Kang Hongyunand Wang Fan. Situated in the historic but modern metropolis of Xi'an, our Xi'an Office is best known for its strength in advising corporate clients on securities and investment projects. The expertise of our Xi'an Office professionals extends to corporate reorganization, asset restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, stocks offering and listing, bankruptcy and insolvency, and real estate development. Additionally, Xi'an Office is well known for success in the traditional field of commercial litigations and arbitrations.

To promote the public welfare, our Xi'an Office has set up a blog, through which our legal professionals provide pro bono services to the public.

Founded on the basis of Hubei Dongzifeng Law Firm on 18 June 2017, Wuhan office of Guantao has three partners (Nie Zhengwen, Liu Hanguo and Dong Li), 15 lawyers and administrative staff, all of whom has practiced law in Wuhan for many years.

Wuhan is the capital city of Hubei province, the only sub-provincial-level city of central region and a major industrial, scientific and traffic hub. Wuhan Optics Valley boasts two trophy cups: free trade pilot zone and national innovation model zone. Blessed with superb location, Wuhan office is devoted to provide quality legal services for clients.

Our WishGuantao Law Firm, headquartered in Beijing, is a one of the pioneer law firms with a reputation for high performance and extensive experience in China. To build a platform with global strategy and core competitiveness, which could create value for the clients and be recognized by the clients, is our wish.Our AttitudeWorking with Guantao colleagues and partners could be professionally rewarding and personally fulfilling. We shall insist on entrepreneurial culture, provide diverse education mechanism and you will get access to robust training along with professional development opportunities. Join us and launch your career with Guantao!

Our WishGuantao Law Firm, headquartered in Beijing, is a one of the pioneer law firms with a reputation for high performance and extensive experience in China. To build a platform with global strategy...

On August 7th, 2015, ALB released 2015 Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards finalist. Guantao won two nominations: Equity Market Deal Of The Year and PRC Firm, Hong Kong Office of the Year. Moreover, Cui Liguo was nominated for Dealmaker of the Year.

Equity Market Deal of the Year nomination owns to our performance in reorganisation and spin-off project of Cheung kong and Hutchison Whampoa. As legal counsel for this “reorganization of the century”, Guantao performed excellent service with coordinated and timely action, meticulous and in-depth analysis, extensive case studies and interviewing, thus winning client’s recognition and praise.

Mr. Cui is the founding partner and managing partner of Guantao, with practice covering capital markets, M&A, reorganization, investment and financing. He has won Managing Partner of the Year of ALB China Law Awards several times and this year was listed on the top 10 Most Influential Lawyer by ALB China. Mr. Cui was also awarded as leading lawyer in capital markets and M&A by rating agencies including International Financial Law Review and Legal 500 Asia Pacific. In 2012, Mr. Cui was awarded as Rainmaker byThe Lawyer.

Macallan ALB Hong Kong Law Awards is an annual celebration of legal excellence for Asia-Pacific law communities. 2015 winners will be announced in Hongkong annual award ceremony on September 11, 2015.

Followed Hanjin Shipping's global shocking rehabilitation proceeding on 1 September, 2016 before the Seoul Central District Court, on 25 October the Hangzhou Intermediate Court ruled to accept a Chinese state-owned big ship company, Zhejiang Ocean Shipping Company ("ZOSCO") bankruptcy, which owns 11 billion RMB to 14 big creditors, which are not include those small creditors. Under those...

The surge in outbound investment has been supported by current Chinese government policies. While new measures have been passed to ease the domestic approval process, challenges faced by Chinese investors overseas have not been alleviated. Nowadays, "How to structure our overseas investments?" is frequently the first question raised by clients to cross-border transaction lawyers.Hong Kon...

The crash brought on by the subprime lending crisis in the US in 2008 caused markets around the world to reconsider financial derivatives, and the business of securitizing non-performing assets (NPAs) was also suspended for a time in China. However, with the increasing pressures felt as a result of the weakening Chinese economy, the rate of NPAs has continued to rise for several consecutive quarte...

In foreign arbitration proceedings, the arbitral tribunal may issue interim awards or interim measures/orders in favor of an interested party. Foreign courts may also grant interim relief in aid of those arbitral cases. Nevertheless, whether such interim relief granted by a foreign tribunal or a foreign court may be recognized and enforced in mainland China is still an issue under debate.Although ...